Heya,
I'm plannning on getting myself a pair of 770/600s soon and I was a little scared they miiight be too quiet when I only drive them via a portable amp – the fiio e11 hat should arrive on my doorstep in the next days. So many people advise against that (770/600 w/ portable amp)…
But I just found a
website with a headphone SPL calculator… and as long as beyerdynamic's rating of 96dB/1mW is half way correct, I should get more or less the same ~108-110 dB maximum output with e11 and 770/600 as I get with the 231Pro straight from a 2g iPhone, which I use currently. AND with a much better isolation.
I fear no longer
So I guess I'll get them soon. Still I'll have to go compare them to a few other cans at a local music store (they have Shure 840s and ATH M50 and stuff), but as long as the 770 sound half way similar to the 231s, I'll love them.
In fact, I'd probably stay with the 231s if their isolation wasn't that lousy and if they were circumaural, I just don't want to disturb other people with my music, and I hate the feeling of getting my ears pressed to my skull
. But their sound is lovely in my opinion.
I fell in love with those phones when I looked for a birthday present for my (meanwhile Ex-) girlfriend a few years ago and decided on a pair of headphones, since she studied something music related and lacked any kind of decent sound equipment.
I looked all over the city, from one electronics- and hifi-stores to the other, then, and none had
anything good within my budget… so finally, as a last resort, I went into my 'usual' music store which I only knew for their guitar section, and asked if they had *anything* they might offer me. They had those cans in stock and let me try them… and I was hooked, immediately.
I had always appreciated good sound, but I think this was the moment something inside of me decided I needed at least above average sound in the future.
For a long time now I only used my home setup for quality listening, but since I only get home late in the evening lately, my big speakers see much too little usage, and I decided I need something decent to take with me as well… the pair of 231s I got for myself some time ago were a nice stop gap solution until I could decide what I wanted, but I'm slowly beginning to feel the need for something better…
Johann
PS: Pleasy excuse my if some of this post sounds strange to you, I'm not a native speaker and it's past 2am here as well again x_X